Comparative Constructions
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 19.5.1
Comparativa - Comparative Constructions
As the name suggests, these are sentences that compare one thing with another.
Superiority
- The comparative of superiority in Spanish has the following structure:
- más + adjective + que
- more + adjective + than
Equality
- The comparative of equality in Spanish has the following structure:
- tan + adjective + como
- as + adjective + as
Inferiority
- The comparative of inferiority in Spanish has the following structure:
- menos + adjective + que
- less + adjective + than
Examples
- Soy más alta que tú en mi opinión.
- I’m taller than you in my opinion.
- Es tan bella como una rosa.
- She is as beautiful as a rose.
- Somos menos trabajadores que ellos
- We are less hard-working than them.